Holder for collars



F. J. LE CLAIR.

HOLDER FOR COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED IIAYIT, I92l 1,392,582, Patnted Oct. 4, 1921.

' j vevtfo 7: junk J-Z l Z y AM R part2, and the member 12 of the gripping device 8 is also insertedin such opening, the member 9 thereof extending along the outer side of the tubular bar and lying closely adjacent thereto.

By means of a suitable instrument which i may be inserted at the opposite end of bar 1 or into the slot between the edges 5, 6, the other loop 20 of the spring may now be drawn out beyond the end of the tubular bar v and the hook 17 of the other gripping derespective tioned within the bar and concealed, thereby, andthe members 16 of the bar areturned downwardly to lie in the position indicated in Figs, '1 an'd2.;; With this arrangement the members 16* serve as stops to limit out-v ward movement of the members 12, and also close the ends of the tubular bar 1, while the'single tension spring serves to urge the gripping devices toward each other. By the provision of the elongated clamping surface at.13, a very secure gripimay be secured upon the material of thecollar, while the arrangementof the members 9 and 12 in substantial parallelism serves properly to support and guide the gripping devices whereby binding of the, same is substantially eliminated. I

While the bar has been illustrated as of curved form, it is evident that it might well be made straight from end to'end if desired,

and while for convenience in manufacture the barihas been shown'as formed by bending a piece of sheetmaterial, it is evident that acontinuous tubular bar might well be employed; It is also clear that other arrangements' of clamping elements might well be substituted for those herein disclosed without in any manner departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention in a preferred embodiment of the same together with the mode of use thereof, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A collar holdercomprising a gripping device having opposed clamping members and a slide member, said latter member hav 1 ing an opening therethrough adjacent one extremity and an oblique slot extending from the edge of said member to the opengripping devices, is, thus posi ,vices comprising a pair of substantially parallel' members constructed and arranged slidably to engage the inner and outer surfaces ofsaid bar respectively whereby to be guided thereby, and spring means normally; tending to move said clamping devices in opposite directions. j

3. A collar holder comprising atubular bar, a pair of collar gripping devices each having an elongated member slidably engaging the innerwall of the bar, the adja cent ends of said members being spaced apart, and a tension spring interposed between said, ends and connecting said mem-' bers. 7

1. A collar holder comprising a tubular. bar',and a collar gripping device comprising substantially parallel elements disposed within and without the bar respectively, said elements being so spaced as to engage the intervening wall of the bar with a close slidingfit.

' 5. A collar holder'comprising a bar, a collar gripping device having a pair ofsubstantiallyparallel guide elements for. en gagement with saidbar, one of said elements being provided with a projecting stop lug engageable with a. part projecting from the bar and with an opening for the attachment of actuating means for-such elements- 6. A collar holder comprising abar, 'a collar ripping device consisting'of anar-. row strip of sheet material having opposed collar gripping surfaces and a .guide ele ment, slidably engagingsaid bar and an outstanding stop lug struck. up from'one side of said guide element and engageable with a part projecting from the bar.

7. A collar holder comprising a tubular bar having flaps partially closing itsends, collar gripping devices having gu1dejelements slidably engaging .the interior wall 7 of said tube, said devices entering the opposite ends 'of the tubethrough thespaces to one side-of said flaps,lstop lugs projecting from said elements and engageable with g theinner sides of the respective flaps, and y a. tension spring within the bar and un ting said elements, I 1 y r Signed by me at Attleboro, Massachusetts,- this 9th day of May, 1921'. 1 1-3;?

' FRANK J. oLAiRff 

